After spending a year living in Spain, my natural inclination to search out podcasts led me to discover a number of Spanish-language shows. Since language learning can be hard to pursue and stick with, the passivity of podcasts offered me an easy way to keep the language in my ears while avoiding the mental block lodged between my free time and the act of intentional study. There were moments that I sat down and followed along with a Spanish podcast, occasionally referencing a transcript of the given episode, and no doubt this practice was much more beneficial. By in large, I took the approach of using podcasts to supplement other methods of study, as none of these shows are geared toward complete beginners. That said, here are the podcasts I've worked in to my stable of regulars: Radio Ambulante Hosted by author and podcaster Daniel Alarcón, Radio Ambulante marks NPR's first venture into Spanish podcasting. It delivers exactly what you'd expect from NPR - solid narrativ...
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